COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEAL...

Upon successful completion of the first three years of study students are awarded the National Diploma. They then qualify to enrol for a fourth year of study to obtain the B. Tech. degree.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 year full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Anatomy and physiology


• Physics and chemistry


• Community development


• Microbiology


• Environmental planning

Second year subjects:

• Occupational health and safety


• Epidemiology


• Community development


• Environmental pollution: waste and water


• Food and meat hygiene

Third year subjects:

• Occupational health and safety


• Epidemiology


• Management practice


• Environmental pollution: air and noise


• Food and meat hygiene


• Agricultural engineering

Careers: environmental researcher, environmental risk assessor, environmental consultant

Source: www.cut.ac.za

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